Team 25's Robot
 

Here is Team 25's Robots picture:




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This is what we use to control our arm. Its a mini-arm. Makes life simpler. Doesnt it?

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soon we will have a picture of what we use to move our arm

shaun

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There, its up. Although a little blurry, but good enough.

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Can't wait. Looks awesome. Especially the mini-arm controller.

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So, what was the major problem that needed a new controller? Also, very nice robot, that arm is amazing. :ahh:

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Long story short our robot will work after alittle work thursday morning of the comp. Oh we had to go big arm. We could not help it 2000 it worked for us maybe we will get lucky again.

shaun

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Do you guys hang with that amazing arm? *Stands up and applauds*

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yes sir we do thank you

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Yep, we hang quite easily, and have the reach to do it off the platform. the odd way in which it lifts itself is quite a sight, I assure you.

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how did you get that metal with the holes in it? Is that for less weight?

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Drill press, friend! There is hardly a piece of this robot that doesn't have weight lightening holes on it. Don't think the arm is weak though- we may be crazy about the weight holes, but we know where to place them and remain strong.

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Nice bot reminds me alot of swiss cheese haha that is great i cant watie to see what you have to control your arm

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the third picture is what we are gonna use to control our arm

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That is what people said to us in 2000 but i understand why you think that. We always want to push and make people think different and i am sure this robot will make you look at how arms are build in the future

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yea it is great i cant watie to see it up close in a week when we go to NJ. y are all your tires connected by a belt? and witht he turret your arm is on can you go a full 360º

and is there any chance i can get an up close look/ demo of your arm controlor that thing is sweet. how much time went in to that?

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we can not go 360 but close enough. yea we would love to show you what ever at the nj reagional. If you have any other questions just ask

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There's a small dead zone, one way or the other, but for the most part, we can go wherever needed with the turret. The tires are connected with a belt as part of the mechanism we use to climb onto the platform. See how the robot angles in at the back? The treads catch onto the platform there, pulling us up. Aside from that, the tires are similar to last year's tires. We'll get you some more pictures as soon as possible, and it's a week till the New Jersey Regional. Good luck, all!

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... they've done it again ...

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Wait, I thought Anthony said there was going to be diamond plate.?.?.

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This is the first 25 robot in a long while with no diamond plate.. I guess that monster of an arm is too heavy to afford any plate.. Nice idea of running treads along your drive, *wink wink*- Do you guys have any trouble running around at +14 fps with that arm?

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Love the tele-robot arm controller! Are the little levers under the front (?) of the robot to lift yourself up onto the platform? Looks like a great piece of engineering, team 25. Can't wait to see it in person next week.

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The controller was literally finished 2 days ago. LOL. The arm can turn approximately 350ish degrees- just short of the full 360. The wires are wrapped up to prevent the gears from chewing into them as well as preventing them from getting wrapped around the arm in a crazy fashion.

The reason the arm can't turn its waist the full 360 is due to the limitations on the POTs we used- they don't read a full circle. We have the controller and arm POTs with their deadzones in the same place, right where we'll never need the arm, at an odd angle that the base driver can compensate for in a split second.

Keep the comments and questions coming.

Yea rich, those serve as wheelie bars.

As for the diamond plate- last year was the only year we ever used diamond plate armor. The armor on this robot isn't quite as strong, but nearly so. Don't think we won't take a few hits without trouble. ;-)

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Just a quick question:

On your robot I see three joints, two sections of the arm and then one that looks to pivot the claw, but on your controller there are only two joints. Is that joint controlled somewhere else?

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the 3 joint you are talking about is at the wrist but it really is not a joint. it keeps the fingers fixed at 180 degrees so no matter where the arm is the fingers arm at the same point. At that piont is also a motor that opens and closes the fingers.

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Great looking bot! Looking forward to see you guys in action. Hoping to get some video swaps going between regionals. Let us know if we can send some video from St. Louis or VCU. We are going to St. Louis and sending a group to VCU to tape. Be glad to swap. Good Luck...wish you guys were coming to Palmetto...like to show you off to USC Engineering. Frank

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Ready for this frank we don't have any engineers on our team just students and machinests

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yea... a whole season without dimond plate.... that is a long while

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Congrats for outdoing yourselves for Scariest Looking Robot Appendage! I didn’t think you could top the scissors arm from last year. Looks like you could just reach over the opposing alliance station and snatch up their drivers :ahh:

Can you guys hang from the floor?

Well I can’t wait to see that controls system and arm up close at NJ next week (hopefully not too closely :eek: )

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Yes, we can hang from the floor. The arm is stable enough.

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Hey... i got a question... how are you NOT like 200lb?

6 wheels, all metal, etc...

we have 4 wheels and fiberglass arms, and we are at 131!

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we use light weight aluminum, we machine our gears down super light, and the 6 wheels we used have had modification made to them, the 200+ weight reduction holes help alittle

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Nuggetsyl - for certain, some future engineers...Good luck...see you guys at the Championship. Frank

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Looks amazing guys.
Another national champion in the making?

Is this one as evil as last years? ;)

See you boys in Atlanta,
John

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Team 25,

Awesome bot guys. I would like to know what your previous teaser was, with the huge cage looking thing? Is this something that has now been scrapped or is this in addition to what we see on your bot?

Good luck in the future!

We will see you in Atlanta.

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It is called Evil Machine v2.0....


If you read farther down the thread to one of WayneC's posts, he explains that the cages were a random piece of machinery that we found at Bristol-Myers Squibb's shop, thoroughly enjoyed (it did look evil, didn't it?), and photographed. All in good humour ;)

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One last question,

I am not trying to take away from that amazing arm, but I was wondering, what are running as a drive train? Last year was powerful and nimble, but it looked like it wieghd a lot because it had gears running the entire chassis of the bot almost. So I figured you couldn't use that exact modle again. I hope its a good one.
You 25 guys always step it up. I think we will be seeing you at one of the regionals (Annapolis?) and Nats. I can't wait. Good luck!

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YEAH! We spent a lot of time discussing that "stainless" comment and wondering what the heck you guys were going to do with those things.

I even had one cowork who told me he could see your whole machine and that he wished HIS team (he is not on ChiefDelphi) could have made a machine as bold as you folks on Team #25 had in store for us.

Teasers are one thing, messing with our minds is quite another ;-)

EXPLAIN YOURSELVES!

Joe J.

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Explained above, dirty non-teasers

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Sorry, I missed that.

Joe J.

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our drive train will be similar as last years, except beefed up and put on steroids so watch out ;) :p

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Can't wait to see Evil Machine v2.0 in action!
Only 5 days to go.....
:D

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222 will be back and better than ever, not to dissapoint. So don'y wory we'll be ready to have some fun at Annapolis.